Data Engineer

Department for Infrastructure and Transport
Job reference: 578677
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to EveryoneReady to contribute data-led solutions and insights to help guide decision-making processes that benefit the South Australian community? Join our team as a Data Engineer and explore opportunities for data-led initiatives and solutions to business challenges.The Department for Infrastructure and Transport connects South Australians to keep our State moving. We want every South Australian to easily access the services they want, the transport they rely on and the infrastructure they need.For us, it’s personal. We feel it because we live it. We know the projects and services we work on today must deliver for South Australia’ s future.We value diversity and inclusion and foster an environment of collaboration, flexibility, and support for our people.The Opportunity
The Transport Analytics directorate enables efficient and effective decision making by creating and embedding products that transform how data is managed and used. We lead department analytics capability and partner with customers to deliver analytics solutions and insights. The Data Science and Engineering team designs, builds and maintains data infrastructure platforms, including services to support descriptive through to prescriptive analytics.The Data Engineer ensures successful development, implementation and testing is performed in order to devise and present data-led solutions for business challenges across the department.As a Data Engineer, you'll be involved in our data science and analysis activities, ensuring our data solutions align with business objectives and customer needs. Your responsibilities will include developing and maintaining databases, automating data processes, and providing expert advice to internal and external stakeholders.About You
You're a positive and collaborative professional with demonstrated experience in problem-solving and delivering customer-focused services and practices. You should be able to work under broad direction, independently or as part of a team, and make well-informed decisions to achieve objectives within deadlines. Your ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and negotiate complex matters will be key to your success in this role. You should possess strong analytical skills and the ability to navigate through competing priorities to meet deadlines.The successful candidate will demonstrate technical capabilities in data science and engineering with a specific focus creating supportive analytics environments in cloud technologies (e.g. AWS/Azure). They will demonstrate the ability to code effectively and efficiently in languages appropriate to Data Engineering (eg: SQL/Python); advanced analytics and programming skills and strong technical skills in high volume data and data warehousing.Joining our newly established team is an opportunity to be part of something transformative. You'll work alongside a dedicated and supportive team, where your contributions will be valued and recognised. We offer opportunities for growth and development along with the opportunity to work on exciting projects that have a real impact for South Australia. The Department offers flexible work arrangements, a wide variety of learning and development offerings and is located in a brand-new building with great work and leisure facilities available.Requirements
A tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as data science, Data Engineering, statistic, mathematics is highly desirable.Highly developed skills in data science and engineering field are technical capabilities of the role.Special Conditions
A National Police Check (NPC) is required prior to employment in the Department for Infrastructure and Transport which must be renewed every three years.Multiple vacanciesRemuneration
ASO6 - $97,022 to $102,626 per annumEnquiries
Ms Helena Billington
Director, Transport Analytics
Telephone: (08) 7133 3999
Email: Helena.Billington@sa.gov.auApplication Instructions
Applications can be submitted online by clicking the 'Apply’ button.Applicants are required to submit a CV and a Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages addressing the selection criteria in the attached Role Statement.Additional Notes
The SA Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer and safety is a core value.The Transport Analytics Directorate is in a period of high growth and there are multiple vacancies available in this newly established team. Please refer to the ASO7 (Senior) and MAS3 (Manager) Data Scientist and Data Engineer roles concurrently advertised for further information (reference 586985 and 586984).Applications close: 14/04/2024 9:00 PMFlexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.